[Electrocardiographic symptom-signal correspondence in Holter records].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the correspondence symptom-sign in 24-hours ambulatory electrocardiography records.


METHODS
Retrospective study.


METHODS
Pulido Valente Hospital (Lisbon). Serviço de Cardiologia. Department of Ambulatory Electrocardiography.


METHODS
80 patients, who made 24-hours ambulatory electrocardiography and wrote correctly the diary. Two observators analysed the correspondence symptom-sign of 269 symptomatic moments, 10 minutes before and after the symptom by reviewing the compressed print.


RESULTS
We found correspondence symptom-sign in 50% of the symptomatic moments. The correspondence change with the symptom type (increased for palpitations and dyspnea), the presence of Cardiopathy (increased for chest pain and dyspnea in patients with cardiopathy) type of cardiopathy (increased in patients with Mitral Valve Prolapse and Valvular disease) and expression used by the patient.
Calaça
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Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital Pulido Valente.
Correia
S
S
Monteiro
M R
MR
Rodrigues
M
M
Pereira
T
T
Loureiro
A
A
Correia
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Correspondência sintoma-sinal electrocardiográfico nos registos de Holter.